"Franco Corelli gives us the most vocally thrilling Dick Johnson of all his burnished, brawny tone makes him both lovable and heroic. Tito Gobbi's Jack Rance is the perfect foil; he seems to sing the entire role through clenched teeth, expressing scorn, yearning and frustration in every phrase. Gigliola Frazzoni is largely forgotten today, but she was an admired verista in Italy in the 1950s. Her Minnie is unfailingly passionate." - Gramophone